Norma D. Brooks 1935 - 2012 SPRINGFIELD - Norma D. Brooks, 77, of 247 Osborne Terrace, Springfield, died Thursday, December 27, 2012 at home. Born in Passaic, NJ on February 25, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Norman J. and Kathryn (Browne) DeCamp. Norma was a 1953 graduate of Bloomfield High School in NJ and worked as an overseas operator for AT&T. She loved to read, cook, dance and watch the news. She was a devoted mother and wife and would do whatever she possibly could for her family. She supported and gave generously to the National Police and Fire Departments, Wounded Warriors, and other charities. Norma leaves her husband William R. Brooks; three daughters, Wendy Temple of Springfield, Lorna Farrington and her husband Ben Mancini of Chicopee, and Noelle Balise of San Francisco; one brother Jay DeCamp of Florida; three grandchildren, Brandon and Chelsea Mancini and Jenny Baker, one great-grandson Thomas George Baker, one stepdaughter Sarah Jane Buckmore of Westfield, a stepson Barry Brooks of Palmer, and her animal babies: Misty, Skeezix, Darcy, and Lilly. She was predeceased by her former husbands, Allen Farrington and Phillip Balise, her daughter Pamela Farrington-Baker, her sister Gloria "Tinky" Rozansky and her beloved grandson George C. Baker. Funeral services are private and at the convenience of the family. Donations may be made to Wounded Warriors, 4899 Belfort Rd. Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256. For more information please visit Ratellfuneralhome.com. Ratell Funeral Home 413-543-3836